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Recent Examples of scull
Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023
Regardless, Toro Arana was determined to learn how to scull.
—Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021
Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019
Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events.
—Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019
The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green.
—Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017
Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise.
—David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
Additionally, champions will be decided in mixed team events in artistic gymnastics and double sculls in coastal beach sprint rowing on Day 11, with mixed team events in table tennis on Day 15.
—City News Service, Daily News, 12 Nov. 2025
Kneeling beside a stream 30 miles north of McCall in late August, Emmit Taylor Jr. watched two Chinook salmon scull upstream.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
British rower Imogen Grant — who won gold with Emily Craig in the women's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 2 — offered an in-depth look at the special display box and certificate that athletes are given to store their Olympic medals in a video shared on TikTok.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Up next: Men’s pair sculls semifinal, July 30 5:10 a.m.
Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi, women’s basketball
CT connection: UConn
All three former Huskies stars started for Team USA in a 102-76 rout of Japan.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Next up on Monday: Clayton’s Kara Kohler will get her chance at redemption in the women’s single sculls semi finals early Monday morning.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
Another stellar option is scull caps.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Others prefer a quieter approach with an electric trolling motor, or perhaps even drifting with river currents and steering with a sculling paddle.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023
Regardless, Toro Arana was determined to learn how to scull.
—Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021
Then came a lost decade when the Great Eight sculling all-stars or collegians took the trophy as US Rowing either sent development boats or nobody at all.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2019
Rowers competed in masters, junior, and novice categories in both sweep rowing and sculling events.
—Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2019
The next came when Jobe, who had put his tee shot into the bunker left of the green, chunked his recovery into the rough and then sculled his chip across the green.
—Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2017
Sitting snug in the rear of the boat, coxswains yell commands to rowers, drowning out wind and sculling noise.
—David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
Noun
There’s also the use of sculls often, such as a building shaped in the likeness of a skullhead.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 19 Dec. 2025
Additionally, champions will be decided in mixed team events in artistic gymnastics and double sculls in coastal beach sprint rowing on Day 11, with mixed team events in table tennis on Day 15.
—City News Service, Daily News, 12 Nov. 2025
Kneeling beside a stream 30 miles north of McCall in late August, Emmit Taylor Jr. watched two Chinook salmon scull upstream.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
British rower Imogen Grant — who won gold with Emily Craig in the women's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 2 — offered an in-depth look at the special display box and certificate that athletes are given to store their Olympic medals in a video shared on TikTok.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Rollover Boat Blind Sneak boat or scull boat hunting was a popular method of shooting ducks during the market-hunting days.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Up next: Men’s pair sculls semifinal, July 30 5:10 a.m.
Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi, women’s basketball
CT connection: UConn
All three former Huskies stars started for Team USA in a 102-76 rout of Japan.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
Next up on Monday: Clayton’s Kara Kohler will get her chance at redemption in the women’s single sculls semi finals early Monday morning.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
Another stellar option is scull caps.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scull
Verb
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How does someone make the decision to spend three months rowing thousands of miles?—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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An aisle seat 33 in block 146, row 32 of the lower deck listed as easy access standard was listed at $207,000, while a category two seat in the last row of the uppermost third deck was listed at $138,000 for block 310, row 26, seat 23.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tying the twine to the bow of the canoe was difficult.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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While a group of at least nine adult groundskeepers had been ordered to move canoes and other waterfront equipment, they were not asked to assist once the evacuations began later during the storm.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Authorities were told that the ducks had fallen and were paddling beneath the grate of a storm drain.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park already attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year who lounge on its beaches, snorkel and dive offshore and paddle through its mangroves.—
David Goodhue
April 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.—
Hannah V. Herrero,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Jocis observes a skiff carrying a missing family in the waters of Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, during the early hours of April 6, 2026.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Plan to kayak the aqua waters with Ecology Outfitters or rent a pontoon from Elkhart Watersports.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Midwest Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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To take your trip beyond the town limits, kayak the river with a rental from Hudson Paddles or head to the Empire State Trail, which has an entry point just blocks from downtown.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That evening, after the couple departed Hope Town for their yacht, Soulmate, in Elbow Cay, bad weather caused Lynette Hooker to fall off their dinghy and go overboard, Brian Hooker told authorities.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.—
Caroline Van Hemert,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
19 Oct. 2016
Noun
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That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.—
Teresa Tomassoni,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Scull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scull. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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